OPD: Nude sunbathing sex offender charged with exposing himself

Police say a registered sex offender who acknowledged that he sunbathes naked while holding a sex toy was arrested on Monday and charged with exposure of sexual organs.

By Austin L. MillerStaff writer

OCALA - Police say a registered sex offender who acknowledged that he sunbathes naked while holding a sex toy was arrested on Monday and charged with exposure of sexual organs.

The Ocala Police Department received a call about a man standing on a front porch naked while facing traffic on Southeast Lake Weir Avenue.

Officer Anthony Reghetti arrived at the residence, which is near Druid Hills Methodist Church, and saw Joseph Lamar Conn, 49, lying nude on a blanket on the south side of the house, according to an OPD report. Reghetti saw the man get up and wrap himself in the blanket while holding a rubber penis in his right hand.

Conn ran inside. Reghetti called for backup, and, while he was waiting for other officers to arrive, Conn came out wearing shorts.

When asked why he had been naked, Conn told police he sunbathes that way while holding the sex toy, according to OPD. Conn added he did not think anyone could see him from the roadway.

Conn told the officer - and state records show - that he's a registered sex offender and was released from prison in March after serving a one-year sentence for violating sex offender rules.

Conn was then arrested and taken to the Marion County Jail.

Florida Department of Law Enforcement records online show he was found guilty in February 2002 for principal lewd assault/sexual battery on a victim younger than 16.